SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Waymos to Hit Market Street Next Week Waymos and a limited number of Uber and Lyft black cars will be permitted back on lower Market Street next week; a San Jose bus driver was attacked; and an Alameda bank teller thwarted a robbery.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Auction to Sell Off Mall Delayed Again The auction to offload SF's half-empty mall has been postponed for a seventh time; there's plague in South Lake Tahoe again; and people with those HOV/EV stickers won't be able to use the carpool lanes as single drivers starting in October.
SF News 16 People Named in Alleged $400,000 Santa Clara County TJ Maxx Theft Ring Talk about getting the Maxx for the minimum! The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 16 people for allegedly stealing nearly $400,000 worth of TJ Maxx merchandise, and then reselling it at flea markets.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Shady Restaurateur Who Briefly Took Over Castro Restaurant Space Arrested In TX Over Alleged Wedding Fraud Scheme An alleged serial grifter who briefly opened a restaurant in SF's Castro neighborhood back in 2019 is back in the news for crimes elsewhere, and the whole story with this guy is very, very crazy.
Business & Tech Bed Bath & Beyond’s Trumper CEO Says the Company Will Refuse to Reopen Any Stores in California The executive chair of the bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond claims the company will start reopening its shuttered stores, but will refuse to open any California stores, because he says it’s impossible to do business in the world’s fourth-largest economy.
SF News SF Rec and Parks Officially Requests Removal of Embarcadero’s Vaillancourt Fountain In the most decisive move yet to remove the ungodly but marginally beloved Vaillancourt Fountain in Sue Bierman Plaza, the SF Rec and Parks Department has come right out and asked the city to tear that fugly fountain down.
SF News Man Convicted of Hate Crime for 2023 Shooting Incident at SF Synagogue A man who was seen on surveillance video shooting off blank rounds from a gun during a religious study class at a San Francisco synagogue two years ago has been convicted of hate-crime charges.
Business & Tech Lyft Being Sued In Axe-Murder Case In Which Driver Chauffeured Murderer to the Crime Scene San Francisco-based Lyft is being sued over a 2022 murder case in which a Lyft driver ferried a man carrying an axe to the home of his ex-girlfriend, and a judge has ruled that the case may move forward.
SF News Black Bear Commandeers Tahoe Ice Cream Shop, Woofs Down Strawberry Ice Cream An ice cream bear jamboree was broken up by El Dorado County Sheriff’s deputies in South Lake Tahoe early Sunday morning, but not before that bear put a serious dent in the strawberry ice cream supply.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink China Live Loses Lawsuit Over Millions In Unpaid Back Rent, Likely to Declare Bankruptcy The messy and complicated drama between Chinatown restaurant China Live and its landlord seems to be resolved in favor of the landlord, but the restaurant might stay put with a bankruptcy restructure, and could even still win in the end.
SF News Two-Alarm Fire In Sunset District Leaves One Injured, One Cat Dead, Three Homes Damaged A fire tore through several homes in San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood Wednesday morning, and three people required rescue, including one who was injured jumping from a window.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Two Banks Have ATMs Stolen In Oakland Chinatown Two banks in Oakland's Chinatown were targeted for smash-and-grab ATM thefts Wednesday morning; Republican legislators in California are scrambling to stop a redistricting effort; and today is the day Tap and Ride begins on BART.
SF News Day Around the Bay: ESPN Cancels Colin Kaepernick Documentary, Likely to Placate Trump A missing week-old SF baby has been found safe; we’re getting video of Diana Ross complaining about the sound at Stern Grove; and ESPN just pulled the plug on a Spike Lee docuseries about Colin Kaepernick.
Arts & Entertainment Spearhead Frontman Michael Franti Hit With Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Splits With His Management A whirlwind week in a bad way for Bay Area musician Michael Franti, as he faces allegations that he sexually groomed a woman when she was 19, had a music event he was headlining canceled, and has suddenly parted with his management agency.
SF News Red Flag Warning Issued for Parts of SoCal, Heat Advisory for Interior Bay Area Monsoonal lightning is being predicted for some already dry and fire-plagued areas of Southern California later this week, as a heatwave prepares to settle in across much of the state.
SF News Oaksterdam Founder Richard Lee, Known as ‘the Johnny Appleseed of Pot,' Has Died Cannabis activist Richard Lee opened two highly successful (and highly illegal) medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakland, founded Oaksterdam University, and bankrolled the recreational cannabis measure, but just died at 62.
Business & Tech Former Stuff Vendor to Open New Mission Offshoot Billed as Largest Vintage Consignment Shop In the Bay Area The beloved vintage houseware consignment shop / full-time flea market Stuff, which closed its Valencia Street location in January 2024 due to a rent hike, lives on in two locations now, but a third will bring the business back to the Mission.
SF News Suspect Charged In 10-Year-Old Bayview Drive-By Shooting Case That Killed Two Including Innocent Bystander A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a cold-case double-homicide that occurred in January 2015 in San Francisco's Bayview District which took the life of a mother of three who was standing outside her home.
SF Politics Former Santa Clara City Manager Sues City, Claiming Harassment Allegedly Orchestrated by 49ers Officials The fired former City Manager of Santa Clara had long raised eyebrows for her salary and benefits package, but now says some of that criticism was stage-managed by 49ers team brass, who did not appreciate her scrutiny of Levi’s Stadium.
SF News San Mateo County Sheriff Testifies Before County Board, Denies Romantic Relationship Embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus gave her first testimony before a hearing with the county's board of supervisors on Monday, and she remained defiant in denying the allegations against her.
Business & Tech Deliver-to-Your-Door Rental Car Startup Kyte Calls It Quits San Francisco-based car-rental startup Kyte, which was seen a potential rival to the big, old-school rental-car companies in the US, has shut down following a year of contraction and financial strain.
Arts & Entertainment SF Theater Founder Resigns After Appearing to Be Ensnared In 'To Catch a Predator'-Style Online Video Nick Olivero, the executive director and co-founder of SF's Boxcar Theatre — most well known for their immersive piece The Speakeasy — has resigned from the organization after a social media vigilante posted a video accusing him of attempting to meet up with a minor for sex.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Residents of the Avenues Had Many Concert Complaints Residents of the Outer Sunset and Richmond once again flooded 311 with complaints about this month's concerts; more SF city employees are ordered back in the office next week; and In-N-Out Burger is opening its first Washington State location.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Thunderstorms Predicted In Parts of CA This Week A body was found while a homeless encampment was being cleared in San Jose; a heatwave this week could bring monsoonal lightning to parts of the state; and Original Joe's in Walnut Creek had to close just days after opening due to a kitchen fire.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Tenderloin’s Edinburgh Castle Pub Has Closed Permanently Tenderloin dive bar Edinburgh Castle Pub has been on the selling block for more than five years, with no apparent takers, and now a bank has reportedly foreclosed on the building and forced the bar’s closure.
